About Oracle iSupplier Portal

Oracle iSupplier Portal is a collaborative application that enables buying companies and their suppliers to communicate with each other. It enables suppliers to have real-time access to information (such as purchase orders and delivery schedules) and respond to the buying company with order acknowledgments, change requests, shipment notices, and planning details. It also allows buying organizations to search for order, shipment, receipt, invoice, and payment information across all suppliers and all business units, as well as respond to supplier change requests.

Note: Oracle iSupplier Portal supports both transaction documents and view-only documents. Using transaction documents, you can submit acknowledgments or change requests on a Purchase Order, or initiate transactions such as advance shipment notices, advanced shipment billing notices, and invoices. Using view-only documents, you may view forecast schedules and payments.

How to Use This Guide

This guide is organized to help you learn, use, and understand Oracle iSupplier Portal.

Getting Started Information

Introduction to Oracle iSupplier Portal

Explains how you get started using Oracle iSupplier Portal. This chapter includes details of where you start using the system depending on your current relationship with the buying company.

Registration

Explains how to register your company with the buying company and how to get Oracle iSupplier Portal user accounts for your employees. If you already have access to Oracle iSupplier Portal, then you do not need to read this chapter.

Navigating and Searching

Explains how to navigate through the system. The chapter also includes searching tips and techniques.

Transaction and View-Only Document Information

Order Information

Explains how to view and respond to order-related documents such as purchase orders, work orders, and supplier agreements.

Shipping Information

Explains how to access shipping information and create advance shipment notices (ASNs or ASBNs). The chapter also includes information on viewing receiving and quality transactions.

Planning and Inventory Information

Explains how to access planning and inventory information, as well as how to maintain item and capacity information.

Invoice and Payment Information

Explains how to access invoice and payment information. The chapter also includes information on how to submit invoices if the buying company has Oracle Payables installed.

Profile Information

Supplier Profile Management

Explains how to maintain information about your company using the Supplier Profile Management feature. You must have the proper authorizations to access the profile management pages.

Buying Company View Information

Buying Company View

Explains the buying company view of iSupplier Portal.

Where to Start

Before you can access Oracle iSupplier Portal:

Your company must be registered as a supplier to the buying company that has licensed Oracle iSupplier Portal.

You must be registered as an Oracle iSupplier Portal user.

Note: If you are already a supplier to the buying company and you can log into Oracle iSupplier Portal, then you and your company have already completed both of the registration tasks. You can skip chapter 2. If you do not have access to Oracle iSupplier Portal, see chapter 2 for registration instructions.

After you are registered, you can access Oracle iSupplier Portal. The tasks you perform on Oracle iSupplier Portal are determined by your current supply chain business relationship with the buying company. The tables below list the tasks you will likely perform; where you start depends on what you want to accomplish:

If the buying company has ordered goods or services from you, you can

Tasks

Where Documented

View existing orders from your buying company, including any attachments.

If you want to view forecast demand so you can evaluate your supply plans, you can:

Task

Where Documented

View forecast schedules.

See Planning and Inventory Information

View a summary of forecast schedules.

See Planning and Inventory Information

If you want to update your company's profile information, you can:

Task

Where Documented

Enter address book information, contact directory information, business classifications, and products and services you provide. You can also enter and maintain bank account and address information, as well as payment and invoicing methods. You can enter and maintain information on user accounts.

See Supplier Profile Management

If you want to negotiate to supply goods to the buying company, you can:

Task

Where Documented

View buyer requests for quotes (RFQs).

See RFQs

If you are a buyer, you can:

Task

Where Documented

View order, shipment, receipt, invoice, and payment information.

See Buyer information

Search for order, shipment, receipt, invoice, and payment information across all suppliers and all business units.